Chris Dagnall is delighted to be back in the goals and helping Crewe Alex move back up the League Two table after admitting they were getting dragged further into a relegation scrap.

The veteran striker has scored four times in three games to help the Railwayman pick up seven points from a possible nine going into tomorrow's home clash with Stevenage (3pm).

Dagnall said: "That's the crazy world of football. You can go a long time without scoring a goal and then get four in a week.

"I’m made up with the goals but more importantly the seven points from the three games has been a great return for the lads.

"We were getting dragged further and further into a relegation fight so those seven points have been a massive lift for the club.

"It was very frustrating as we knew we were capable of winning more games. Sometimes I thought we were putting performances together without getting the results so it's been nice in the past few games to put it all together.

"You've got to keep going, keep working hard on the training ground, and with the quality we've got, it would turn, and it has."

Prior to the 5-0 thumping of Grimsby Town two weeks ago Crewe had failed to win any of their previous 11 league matches.

Dagnall was also struggling, going four months without a goal, before bagging a brace in the crushing victory over the Mariners.

The 30-year-old said: "You can't let it play on your mind too much because you'll end up going crazy in this game.

"You've got to keep level-headed, keep believing in yourself, and believing that you can turn it around.

"You get people saying to you, 'you just have to score a scruffy goal', when it bounces off your shin or something, and I've got a couple of those now, and hopefully the luck is beginning to shine down on me."

Stevenage will arrive at Gresty Road tomorrow having won four and drawn one of their previous five matches.

Their promotion push is being fired by the 16-goal Matt Gooden.

The well-travelled Dagnall knows Gooden from their time at Scunthorpe United together and he said: "Stevenage have some really good, experienced players and I know Matty Godden. He is a good player and one we will have to keep an eye on.

"But I'm sure if we can keep another clean sheet, I'll back us to score."